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ELKANAH H. WALKER, OF AUGUSTA, MAINE.

COIN-DELIVERING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part 0f Letters Patent No. 544,330, dated August 13, 1895.

` Application led January 23,1895. Serial No. 535,916- (No model.)

To a/Z whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ELKANAH H. WALKER, of Augusta, in the county of Kennebec and State of Maine, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Money-Changers or Change-Delivering Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and usefulimprovements in a money-changer or changedelivering apparatus, and consists of the device hereinafter specified and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

Of the drawings, Figure l represents a topview of the apparatus. Fig. 2 represents a front elevation of the same. Fig. 3 represents tisection on the linel 2, Fig. l, looking to the The object of my invention is to provide a money-changer of simple and cheap construction, and to provide an apparatus which shall hold one coin of each denomination in a position to be easily grasped by the operator, and which shall, by one operation, when coins of different denominations are withdrawn by the operator, cause one other coin of each denomination to take the place of those withdrawn.

The apparatus is constructed and operated as follows:

a a represent the walls of the box or casing, which is built or constructed upon a block or bottom a', and has a false bottom a. Inside the casing a are fixed a series of tubes b b, of different sizes, constructed to hold the various denominations of coins. In the drawings I have shown tubes to hold half-dollars, quarters, dimes, nickels, and cents, but any other number or size of tubes may be used.

These tubes b b are preferably open in front,

slots c c being cut in the front wall of the casing a, so that the coins in each tube can be seen from the front of the device, and I prefer to put scales d d on the front wall beside each slot c to mark the number of coins in each column, so that the amount of money in the apparatus can be readily calculated without emptying it.

The tubes b b are preferably affixed to the front wall and top of the device and left open at the top, so that coins can readily be dropped into them. The tubes b b do not extend as far as the false bottom a, but are cut olf a little more than the thickness of one coin above that bottom, so as to allow the bottom coin of the column in the tube to be moved forward vedgewise from the bottom of the pile, while the next coin above is prevented from moving edgewise by the tube in which it rests.

e represents a reciprocating plate or slide, 6o which moves back and forthbetween the false bottom ct and the bottoms of the tubes b b. The slide e is held in its normal position (shown in Figs. l and 3) by means of springs ff, which are attached to ears g g on the slide 6 5 e and to similar ears h h on the casing a. The slide e moves in slots i in the end walls a of the casing, and these slots t' are so made as to control the forward movement of the slide e and prevent its being pulled farther for- 7o ward than the normal position shown in Fior.,4 1. j represents a rod or bar having a knob j on its front end, whichis affixed to or made las a part of the slide e and passes through a hole in the front wall c of the casing.

The operation of the machine is as follows: The apparatus being empty, the tubes b b are lled by dropping the coins in at the top of the tubes. The various columns of coins are then supported by the slide e. The knobjl 8o is pushed and the slide e moves back from under the tubes b, and the columns of coins all drop down and rest on the false bottom a. The knob j is then released, and the springs f f bring the slide e forward into its normal 8 5 position, carrying with it one coin from the bottom of each pile. The front face ofthe slide e is of such form that when at the end of its forward movement and at rest each coin will project through the slots c c at the botgc tom of each tube almost, but not quite, onehalf of its diameter, as shown in Fig. l. Suppose now that the operator wishes to withdraw forty cents of change, he catches hold of and pulls out of the slots c c a quarter, a dime, and a nickel. Then he pushes in the knob j', and on the retraction of the slide e the quarter, dime, and nickel piles all drop down onto the false vbottoni a, while the half-dollar and cent columns, being supported I oo by the coins already projected through the slots c', remain stationary. On the release of the knob j the slide e will be moved forward and will bring with it the lowermost quarter,

dime, and nickel, and will come to rest with its front edge just touching the half-dollar and cent previously projected. It will thus be seen that the place of each coin withdrawn is illed at each pressure of the knob j', and if more than one coin be withdrawn their places are lilled simultaneously by one push of the knob.

I do not limit myself absolutely to the details ot construction herein shown and described, but may use any equivalent device. For instance, the base a need not be solid, but may be a casing like the upper part. I prefer, however, to have part of the casing or structure under as Well as above the' false bottom a, in order that When the apparatus is used on an ordinary table there may be room under the projected coins forthe finger ortliumb ofthe operator.

In lieu of the springs f f, I may use any equivalent device-such as rubber bands or the like; or I may reciprocate the slide e in any other suitable manner.

For the sake of clearness I have shown the device empty, except in Fig. l, Where one coin in each tube is shown in its projected position.

I claiml. In a change-delivering apparatus, the combination of a series of tubes, holding; coins of different denominations, and a reciprocating plate moving across the ends of said tubes and by its operation keeping one coin from each tube projected in a position to be grasped by the operator, substantially as described.

2. In a change-delivering apparatus, the combination of the casing a, tubes b b arranged near the front of said easing, and the reciprocating slide e fitted to project from said tubes and through the front of the casing, by one operation, one coin from each or from any number of said tubes, substantially as described. l

3. In a change-delivering apparatus, the combination of the casing having a bottom plate c, the coin tubes bb l), supported above said bottom plate, the reciprocating slide c moving between said tubes and said bottom plate and which is capable of operating upon the coins in all of said tubes at one time, and means whereby said slide can be moved back and forth, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence ot two subscribing witnesses, this 19th day ot' January, A.D. 1895.

ELKANAII II. XVALKER.

\Vitnesses:

H. W. TRUE, EWING W. HAMLEN. 

